Coach Ingram begins his second year at Missouri Baptist. In Ingram’s 14-year collegiate coaching career has included successful stints as an assistant at NAIA’s Evangel (Mo.) and Avila (Mo.), as well as Pittsburg State (Kan.) and Angelo State (Texas), both NCAA Division II universities. In addition to his experience at the college level, Ingram is well-connected and has a proven track record as head coach of elite prep and AAU basketball programs. The Springfield, Mo., native jumpstarted his college coaching career at his alma mater, Evangel University. Ingram had the opportunity to learn and coach alongside NAIA Hall of Famer Steve Jenkins, who ranks fourth all-time in wins among active NAIA coaches. In six years as an assistant, Ingram helped lead the Crusaders to five consecutive 20-win seasons and four NAIA National Tournament appearances – three at the NAIA DII level and one in Evangel’s first season at the NAIA DI level. Following Evangel, Ingram became an assistant coach at Avila University for three seasons. While there, Ingram recruited and coached Avila University’s first and only NAIA All-American, Sedrick Johnson, and also helped the Eagles to their best record in 10 years. During his time in Springfield and Kansas City, Ingram also built up his AAU coaching resume. In 1999, Ingram started coaching for the Springfield Rockets, a successful AAU program founded by mentor and Avila head coach at the time, Rodney Perry. Starting in 2007, Ingram began a six-year stint working for MOKAN Elite, one of the nation’s top AAU programs in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). He coached and worked closely with eventual NBA players such as Willie Cauley-Stein, Anthony Tolliver, Semi Ojeleye and Willie Reed. Between the Springfield Rockets and MOKAN Elite, Ingram helped more than 55 players earn college basketball scholarships at all levels of the NCAA and NAIA. In 2013, Ingram landed an assistant coaching position at Pittsburg State University and eventually was promoted in his fourth season (2016-17) to the top assistant role on Kevin Muff’s staff. Competing in one of the toughest D2 basketball conferences, Ingram helped the Gorillas grab their first-ever MIAA conference tournament championship in 2015. While overseeing the team’s defense, PSU held teams to 65.1 points per game. During his tenure in Pittsburg, Kan., Ingram recruited and coached multiple all-conference award winners including current MBU graduate assistant coach Javis Flynn, along with four Provost’s Award Winners for academic excellence. Prior to his most recent stops at world-renowned IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and Combine Academy in North Carolina, Ingram coached one season at another successful program in Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. At ASU, Ingram was tasked with guard development, scouting, defense, the strength and conditioning program. He was also key in helping sign D1 transfer Joshua Boutte and one of the top JUCO players in Davion Cole Johnson. Through the years, Ingram has helped organize numerous individual and team camps, AAU basketball camps, Nike Pre-Draft Camp and Nike Elite 100 Camps. He was also heavily involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) as a motivational speaker and mentor for at-risk kids through a program called UpRising. As a player at Evangel, Ingram was a student-athlete on the historic 2001-02 NAIA Division II National Championship basketball team. That particular Evangel squad posted a 35-1 record while maintaining the No. 1 ranking in the polls the entire season. As a senior, he was a team captain and selected as the Crusaders’ Defensive Player of the Year in 2003-04.